Readdle Launches PDF Expert 6 With New Editing Features, Revamped Design

What's the point of the free upgrade if I still have to pay $9.99 for the new features?

You don't 'have to pay' - only if you want the new PDF editing features. These features were not part of the app when you purchased it, and there was no promise that such features would be made available for free when you purchased.

You're still getting quite a few other things: new design, work in the cloud, password protection, enhanced search, edit outlines and the usual bug fixes for your free upgrade.

I mean, I already paid for the app (both Mac and iOS).

And nothing has changed. You still have the app you paid for with the features you agreed to get at the price you paid when you bought it.

It's not like these features are really new.

They're new to the iOS version of this app. Other apps may have had such features already, and if you needed those features when you bought the app, you should've purchased one of those alternatives instead.

You willingly purchased the app without these additional features, so you must've been happy to pay the price at the time. What's changed?

I don't like the idea of a new IAP on an app I've already paid for, but the truth is, if we want pro-level apps like this to be continually updated and improved, we need to pony up some money from time to time, and this is way better than the monthly subscription model.

Amazing update to a great app.

I paid the 10 bucks. Well worth it, plus if we don't pay for great software, there won't be any. It really is that simple.

So the update is free, but the new functions will still cost me $9.99 for PDF-editing, right? Just for clarification.

Yes, the update is free, but editing a pdf (text, images, or redacting content) will cost extra.

Hello world! I'd like to give some clarification on the new PDF Expert 6.

- The new is free for all existing PDF Expert iOS users.
- The in-app purchase enables you to edit existing text in the PDF document, also edit it's size and font.
- It is a one-time purchase of Text Editing feature, for 9.99$, which is a more user-friendly price comparing to apps allowing to do way more than other apps for 'from $180/year' subscription.
- Before, there never was a feature of editing existing PDF text on PDF Expert in iOS, and Readdle team worked over the last 6 month developing this.

The integrity of the PDF document is destroyed by the ability of readers to edit them. In the legal, academic, and research profession this is an important issue.

- There are many cases when user needs to edit PDF text, for example to correct the presentation, invoice, update CV and other files, so it makes perfect sense to have this ability

But I would prefer giving customers a heads up. Let customers know beforehand that there's an update in the future and I think it will come off better...IMO. Heck, send a press release... Readdle is a well-known company in the Apple community. So, let us know what the plan is going forward with PDF Expert and customers will be better prepared to deal with it..

- Readdle described the situation around in-app purchase and what feature it brings in their blog here: https://blog.readdle.com/meet-the-new-pdfexpert-6-4fb743aba9c3, press releases are meant to be for press, and blogs & twitter for people. It was described on Readdle's Twitter too: https://twitter.com/Readdle/status/862327377128456198

It's not like these features are really new. I could've been charged more from the beginning just to ensure that I continue to get these refinements in the future.
I need to think this over because I really don't want to shed ten dollars to 'un-gimp' this app.

- Readdle team spent around 6 months developing this feature, so it is quite new :)

Love PDF Expert. I've use it for years on iOS for school and now business. I replaced Preview with it in thr Mac when El Cap destroyed Preview and I've been very happy.
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I'm really starting to dislike this trend of apps that you have to pay for, then pay more in IAPs for additional features. It's nickel and dimeing and it's ridiculous.

Why not make the app free, then charge IAPs for anything beyond a barebones feature set?

I know I'd be upset if I didn't know certain features were more and had to pay another $10 after already paying $10 for the app itself.

There are another group of people who similarly hate the idea of a free app with many IAPs to unlock.

I dislike Free + IAP because it's often abused and you end up paying 10x more. I'd rather pay (and $10 for a desktop class PDF app is not much) and have all the features.

I look at this IAP as Readdles way around Apple's rule against update pricing. If they did this every three months I'd say no, but I'm happy to pay an IAP for an app I've used for years. They deserve money for continued support. My $10 in 2013 is not going to get them through thr hard times.
[doublepost=1494432587][/doublepost]The only think I'd like to know is if thr IAP is required for both thr Mac and iOS.

I wonder if these new features are available with thr update since the Mac version is much more expensive than the iOS version.

EDIT: they confirmed the Mac App has no IAP.